Discover the Japanese tradition of Raku Pottery at the White Salmon city park (in covered kitchen area) on Saturday, Aug. 19, from noon to 3:30 p.m.
Kids and teens ages 10-19 are invited to join Columbia River Gorge potter Honna Sheffield as she demonstrates the process and discusses the history of Raku. All participants will make their own piece of Raku pottery to take home.
Raku is a form of Japanese pottery characterized by low firing temperatures, glazes, and removal of pieces from the kiln while still glowing hot.
According to Japanese history, the technique of Raku pottery originated by accident due to one of the country's many natural disasters. During a frenzied rebuilding, Korean potters began producing enormous inventories of roofing tiles. In their haste, they began to use long tongs to remove the still-hot tiles from the kilns only to discover that the tiles did not crack or break. The clay had the ability to withstand the shocking move from the hot kiln to the cool air due to the high sand content.
More information will be available about the traditional firing process of Raku at the event.
This event is free of charge, but space is limited. Pre-registration is recommended. To register, call the White Salmon Valley Community Library at 493-1132.
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